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thrown israel under the bus? >> so it's -- there's no bus, and we're not going to get into that discussion, except to say one thing. we have a strong alliance, and we're going to continue to have a strong alliance. i think the important question is where does the -- the only bus that is really important is the iranian nuclear bus. that's the one that we have to derail. and that's my interest. that's my only interest. >> final question on the broader middle east and what we're seeing this week. this anti-american and indeed anti-israeli rage throughout the middle east attacking our embassy, killing a united states ambassador as you well know. what has been unleashed and what can the united states and its allies specifically do to contain it? >> well, look, i think people focus on the spark. and the spark of reprehensible and irresponsible film is a spark, but it doesn't explain anything. it doesn't explain 9/11. it doesn't explain the decades of animosity and the grievances that go back centuries. in fact, there's
thrown israel under the bus? >> so it's -- there's no bus, and we're not going to get into that discussion, except to say one thing. we have a strong alliance, and we're going to continue to have a strong alliance. i think the important question is where does the -- the only bus that is really important is the iranian nuclear bus. that's the one that we have to derail. and that's my interest. that's my only interest. >> final question on the broader middle east and what we're seeing...
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israel has never been a partisan issue. democratic presidents, republican presidents, support for israel has been a nonpartisan cause. if it becomes a partisan cause, that could be dangerous. and it's not just netanyahu. it's the democratic party who made that blunder by initially not including jerusalem in its platform. there's a real danger here. >> you are from israel. do you agree? do you think we're looking at israel becoming a partisan issue now in this country? >> that's certainly the hope of republicans. they absolutely hope they can peel off the sliver of jewish voters, but we've been hearing for decades that ju -- christian voters who are supportive of israel, that that's going to be a defining issue. when it comes to the jewish population, they're still overwhelming voting democratic. >> i want to talk about the relationship between the israeli prime minister and president obama. we've been talking about a lot about it over the past two hours, especially. much has been made over president obama saying he could no
israel has never been a partisan issue. democratic presidents, republican presidents, support for israel has been a nonpartisan cause. if it becomes a partisan cause, that could be dangerous. and it's not just netanyahu. it's the democratic party who made that blunder by initially not including jerusalem in its platform. there's a real danger here. >> you are from israel. do you agree? do you think we're looking at israel becoming a partisan issue now in this country? >> that's...
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and it's because israel cherishes life that israel cherishes peace and seeks peace. we seek to preserve our historic ties and our historic peace treaties with egypt and jordan. we seek to forge a durable peace with the palestinians. president abbas just spoke here. i say to him, and i say to you, we won't solve our conflict with libelist speeches at the u.n. that's not the way to solve them. we won't solve our conflict with unilateral declarations of statehood. we have to sit together, negotiate together, and reach a mutual compromise in which a demilitarized palestinian state recognizes the one and only jewish state. israel wants to see a middle east of progress and peace. we between see the three great religions that sprang forth from our region, judaism, christiani christianity, islam, coexist in peace and mutual respect. yet the medieval forces of radical islam, whom you just saw storming the american embassies throughout the middle east, they oppose this. they seek supremacy over all muslims. they are bent on world conquests they want to destroy israel, europe,
and it's because israel cherishes life that israel cherishes peace and seeks peace. we seek to preserve our historic ties and our historic peace treaties with egypt and jordan. we seek to forge a durable peace with the palestinians. president abbas just spoke here. i say to him, and i say to you, we won't solve our conflict with libelist speeches at the u.n. that's not the way to solve them. we won't solve our conflict with unilateral declarations of statehood. we have to sit together,...
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israel says there was a request. the president then called netanyahu and afterwards they again issued conflicting statements about whether there was a request. there is a continuing disagreement between israel and the united states, at least between prime minister benjamin netanyahu and the white house over how to handle iran. there is disagreement, i should point out, within israel itself. so they are not speaking with one voice. but at least as far as the prime minister is concerned, the united states has not been tough enough, has not been specific enough. the u.s. position is that if we're specific about what the red line is with iran, that gives iran more leverage than the u.s. has. what hillary clinton was saying is u.s. policy, it's what she and defense secretary panetta, national security adviser tom donelan have been saying for the last four weeks. they have basically been shuttling back and forth between the united states and jerusalem, sending that message. but the way she phrased it in her interview, as s
israel says there was a request. the president then called netanyahu and afterwards they again issued conflicting statements about whether there was a request. there is a continuing disagreement between israel and the united states, at least between prime minister benjamin netanyahu and the white house over how to handle iran. there is disagreement, i should point out, within israel itself. so they are not speaking with one voice. but at least as far as the prime minister is concerned, the...
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and the long-term health of israel, israel needs to be nudged on the settlement issue. you apply that pressure and take a lot of flack. they back off and say they've been successful by backing off and they can win re-election. is there a long-term problem there that we can't nudge israel on something they need to be nudged on? >> i worked for a couple secretaries of states, bush 41 and jim bakker. they nudged the israelis plenty. i'm arguing at that no serious american negotiator, president or secretary of state who wants to get anywhere has to cajole and push both parties. the key is to find an issue that can actually produce a result. the president thought it was settlements. i think he was dead wrong, and you know what happened? our street kred is way down not just with the israelis, but with the arabs as well. so you find the right issue at the right time, and you get a smart strategy and maybe, although nobody ever lost money berth against arab israeli peace, maybe something will happen. >> aaron david miller, thanks so much for joining us. >> always a pleasure. >>
and the long-term health of israel, israel needs to be nudged on the settlement issue. you apply that pressure and take a lot of flack. they back off and say they've been successful by backing off and they can win re-election. is there a long-term problem there that we can't nudge israel on something they need to be nudged on? >> i worked for a couple secretaries of states, bush 41 and jim bakker. they nudged the israelis plenty. i'm arguing at that no serious american negotiator,...
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in israel are there politics that are taking place in israel that is sort of pressuring netanyahu to come out and really take on, i guess, secretary of state clinton's sort of refusal to put down a red line or is this -- in other words, is he -- he seems to be sort of flanked on both sides now. >> i think it's very important for your viewers to know that there is not pressure in israel nor has there been to take a hard line and to preemptively launch a solo military strike. the only protests there have been throughout the iran/israel situation have actually been in the opposite direction. not massive protests, they've been against military action. this is very top driven. part of it one can understand. it's quite clear what netanyahu's preference is in the american election. it's clear that he wants the -- this to be a distraction and for the palestinian issue to go away. he clearly wants to push the americans as close as possible to articulating positions and doing things in terms of a military positioning in the gulf. it will make a clash more likely. at some level, it's difficult
in israel are there politics that are taking place in israel that is sort of pressuring netanyahu to come out and really take on, i guess, secretary of state clinton's sort of refusal to put down a red line or is this -- in other words, is he -- he seems to be sort of flanked on both sides now. >> i think it's very important for your viewers to know that there is not pressure in israel nor has there been to take a hard line and to preemptively launch a solo military strike. the only...
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i understand israel's position. i also know that the united states has been working hand and glove with israel, in many different ways, many of them classified, so there has been really unbridled cooperation with israel. so, i think we have done everything that we should be doing. >> and senator, just briefly, you're suggesting direct talks between the united states and iran if we could do it at the right level. you can imagine what, for instance, mitt romney would have to say about that if president obama were to authorize someone to go and talk directly to iran. >> well, i would hope he wouldn't. because what could happen with an israeli strike is an involvement in the united states of america in a major war because we would be israel's backup. and dependent upon how we would intercept missiles coming out of iran, we could commit an act of war. and i think we have to be really well cognizant that if israel does this and they do that, what do we do, how do we do it and what are the ramifications on that? we have ni
i understand israel's position. i also know that the united states has been working hand and glove with israel, in many different ways, many of them classified, so there has been really unbridled cooperation with israel. so, i think we have done everything that we should be doing. >> and senator, just briefly, you're suggesting direct talks between the united states and iran if we could do it at the right level. you can imagine what, for instance, mitt romney would have to say about that...
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and the fact that israel is a really small country. those inmates one day are going to return to society. and the prisons don't want to release hardened, angry prisoners out there. because they will have to live with each other. they will have to live within the small, israeli society. >> translator: we treat the prisoners in a respectful manner. we treat them as human beings. >> and nowhere is that respect and trust better demonstrated than in the staff cafeteria. corrections officers eat here every day. and the food is all prepared by inmates. >> the officers were not at all concerned about the inmates tampering with their food. not a single officer expressed fear. they had complete trust. and they even were complimentary of the food. >> inmates also cook the three daily meals provided to other inmates. but most rimonim inmates, including this man, cook for themselves with the food they purchase from the canteen, in kitchens located in each housing units, and in some cases, inside individual cells. >> translator: the food is -- reaso
and the fact that israel is a really small country. those inmates one day are going to return to society. and the prisons don't want to release hardened, angry prisoners out there. because they will have to live with each other. they will have to live within the small, israeli society. >> translator: we treat the prisoners in a respectful manner. we treat them as human beings. >> and nowhere is that respect and trust better demonstrated than in the staff cafeteria. corrections...
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of an attack by iran or hezbollah on israel. as you hear they believe that until iran actually produces a nuclear weapon why rush to judgment at this point in time until sanctions work? >> all right. ambassador marc ginsberg and mike vick ra, thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >>> i want to bring back to the table continued sniping between the president and the prime minister netanyahu. steve, what do you think is going on here? >> the dynamic though between netanyahu and barack, there's an internal politics sub text to this because we can talk about this is what israel wants and concern is. opinion in israel is not nearly monolithic as we're led to believe here and the dynamic you have right now is this. benjamin netanyahu's political standing in israel is not that strong right now. part of this has to do with the economy. they have economic problems over there and part of his very hawkish tone toward iran is meeting increasing skepticism in israel and one political figure in israel who sort of has the stature to take on n
of an attack by iran or hezbollah on israel. as you hear they believe that until iran actually produces a nuclear weapon why rush to judgment at this point in time until sanctions work? >> all right. ambassador marc ginsberg and mike vick ra, thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >>> i want to bring back to the table continued sniping between the president and the prime minister netanyahu. steve, what do you think is going on here? >> the dynamic though between...
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israel under the bus? >> well, first of all, the term throwing israel under the bus is really a remarkable -- you know, it's an unbelievably cynical explosivetive term that is also a lie. it is a fundamental lie. and mitt romney ought to be ashamed of himself for continuing to say it when he knows that prime minister netanyahu and defense minister ehud barak have both said this administration has the strongest security and military cooperation with israel it has ever had. ever. and the president has taken steps to put america in a position to deal with iran with whatever eventuality may be necessary, and i mean whatever eventuality may be necessary. the president made that crystal clear in his speech at the united nations. and, yesterday, prime minister netanyahu reinforced that by frankly praising the president for what he said at the u.n. and talking about how we are in sync. our intelligence and military communities are on the same it timeline with respect to iranian nuclear development. and i think yes
israel under the bus? >> well, first of all, the term throwing israel under the bus is really a remarkable -- you know, it's an unbelievably cynical explosivetive term that is also a lie. it is a fundamental lie. and mitt romney ought to be ashamed of himself for continuing to say it when he knows that prime minister netanyahu and defense minister ehud barak have both said this administration has the strongest security and military cooperation with israel it has ever had. ever. and the...
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former ambassador to israel. thanks so much. well, ambassador, your reaction to the sequence of events and how this has unfolded with the administration and the romney attack? >> well, i think -- i think that it's a terrible tragedy and a very sad time for anybody when's involved with the foreign service. i had the opportunity to know and work with chris stevens back in the clinton administration when he was my iran desk officer in the state department, and he's just a really highly professional, courageous, joyous, idealistic and determined, professional foreign service officer. it's a really sad day for him and my heart goes out to his family, too. >> martin, tell me more about him because you're the first person to interview today who actually knew him, worked with him. tell me about what motivated him and what he was like, personally. >> he just was what unique kind of field officer in the foreign service. there are others like him that your audience will be aware of. ryan crocker, ambassador in baghdad and then in kabul. ro
former ambassador to israel. thanks so much. well, ambassador, your reaction to the sequence of events and how this has unfolded with the administration and the romney attack? >> well, i think -- i think that it's a terrible tragedy and a very sad time for anybody when's involved with the foreign service. i had the opportunity to know and work with chris stevens back in the clinton administration when he was my iran desk officer in the state department, and he's just a really highly...
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we have residents from the occupied territories here as well as arabs from israel. something can develop between the arabs and the jews in a wing. we have wings mixed with both minorities and this could be the start of it. >> while rimonim is always braced for violence -- officials say, they control it by not only accommodating religious and ethnic customs, but by trying to make life relatively comfortable for its inmates. a palestinian muslim, serving life for murder, has done time at five other israeli prisons prior to this one. rimonim. >> translator: when i came to this prison, i felt like i was in a hotel compared to where i have been previously. we have everything. nothing is lacking. we have a television, we have a radio. cd player. dvds, fans, shelves, there is a cabinet where we put all our clothes. a shower. nothing is lacking. >> rimonim has two-man and six-man cells, all of which more resemble college dormitories than american prison cells. while most american inmates are not allowed to bring personal items beyond wedding bands or religious medallions wi
we have residents from the occupied territories here as well as arabs from israel. something can develop between the arabs and the jews in a wing. we have wings mixed with both minorities and this could be the start of it. >> while rimonim is always braced for violence -- officials say, they control it by not only accommodating religious and ethnic customs, but by trying to make life relatively comfortable for its inmates. a palestinian muslim, serving life for murder, has done time at...
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indeed, political opinion in israel is divided and among military people in israel, there's a strong feeling that any preemptive attack on iran is a bad idea. >> all right. colonel jack jacobs, thank you very much. >>> four americans are dead after another so-call insider attack. a member of the afghan security forces reportedly opened fire on the security check point. nbc's atia abawi is in kabul with more. hello to you. what's the latest? >> the deadliest year for insider attacks. 51 nato coalition members have died this year alone from these insider attacks. that's up from 35 in all of 2011. before that in 2007 and 2008 there was a grand total of four coalition soldiers who died from these insider attacks. this one today occurred in zabul province in southern afghanistan. it seems from local officials that they may have been duped by the police. the police were at a security check point according to one afghan official. they say that they were under attack and called for help from these american service members. when they came, some, at least one, turned his weapon on the american
indeed, political opinion in israel is divided and among military people in israel, there's a strong feeling that any preemptive attack on iran is a bad idea. >> all right. colonel jack jacobs, thank you very much. >>> four americans are dead after another so-call insider attack. a member of the afghan security forces reportedly opened fire on the security check point. nbc's atia abawi is in kabul with more. hello to you. what's the latest? >> the deadliest year for insider...
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that israel had no roots in the middle east. after eight years in power, he is a lame duck president. the influence is dwindling at home after parliamentary losses. protesters are constantly following ahmadinejad and the massive entourage of 140 people around the u.n. here in new york. inside the u.s. delegation boycotted the speech. the president said the timeline is not unlimited and israeli prime minister netanyahu claims iran is just months away from a nuclear bomb. others suggest iran is not even close. show of strength, the military unveiled a new drone this week which they claim can reach israeli and u.s. bases in the region. the u.s. warned in the past that loose talk of war benefits iran driving up oil prices and critics say the u.s. should take iran more seriously. well, with us now is msnbc contributor, an israeli journalist. thank you for joining us. i was struck by the sort of tonal shift in ahmadinejad's speech today. as we said, it was by his standards subdued and when we talk about the threat that iran represents
that israel had no roots in the middle east. after eight years in power, he is a lame duck president. the influence is dwindling at home after parliamentary losses. protesters are constantly following ahmadinejad and the massive entourage of 140 people around the u.n. here in new york. inside the u.s. delegation boycotted the speech. the president said the timeline is not unlimited and israeli prime minister netanyahu claims iran is just months away from a nuclear bomb. others suggest iran is...
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how do you reconcile those two realities is the key at least between united states, israel and also israel and the europeans as well. as it relates to iran, we have had this negotiating process which has been on again/off again using the five plus one, the permanent five members of the security council plus germany. one of the things we've seen is the iranians continue to not put anything serious on the table so there does need to be a need to communicate to the iranians not just that there is going to be a continuing price in terms of economics that they're going to pay -- and it is clear they're paying a much higher price than they've ever paid before and they're feeling it, there also needs to be a very clear sense as well that just as the president has said that his objective is prevention and not containment, just as the president has also said that time will run out on diplomacy, i think it is important to begin to create a clearer sense of a lack of patience on our part because if in fact the iranians are going to continue to play this kind of rope-a-dope posture, they're going to b
how do you reconcile those two realities is the key at least between united states, israel and also israel and the europeans as well. as it relates to iran, we have had this negotiating process which has been on again/off again using the five plus one, the permanent five members of the security council plus germany. one of the things we've seen is the iranians continue to not put anything serious on the table so there does need to be a need to communicate to the iranians not just that there is...
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second, to help ensure israel's security. third, to make sure that no other country dominates the region, other than quite frankly the united states. those other issues that you mentioned are actually subordinate to those three long-standing core interests to the united states that administrations from both the republican and democratic party have pursued. >> wait. but why wouldn't then brazil also be interested in oil and aligning with israel and all of these other things that we seem to value? >> the brazilians have their own vast energy resources, but i think the point is that -- i think it's a good one. that countries like china and india and other rising global powers are not patrolling the waterways of the persian gulf. are not extending tremendous energy trying to resolve the israel/palestinian conflict. that is something that the united states and american policymakers of both parties have determined are in the interests of the united states. that's what puts -- makes us so deeply intertwined with the region. >> let's
second, to help ensure israel's security. third, to make sure that no other country dominates the region, other than quite frankly the united states. those other issues that you mentioned are actually subordinate to those three long-standing core interests to the united states that administrations from both the republican and democratic party have pursued. >> wait. but why wouldn't then brazil also be interested in oil and aligning with israel and all of these other things that we seem to...
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shares israel's goal of stopping of that happening but so far it has refused to set an ult made yum. danielle lee reports. >> reporter: from a fight over the west bank to fears over i n iran's nuclear program, benjamin netanyahu spoke under pressure before the united nations. >> today a great battle is being waged. >> reporter: just one day after iran's president mahmoud ahmadinejad accused israel and the west of intimidation, netanyahu ran a new ultimatum against the controversial nuclear program. >> a red line should be drawn right here, before -- before iran completes the second stage of nuclear enrichment necessary to make a bomb. >> reporter: israel and the west suspect iran is trying to build a nuclear weapon and fear the impact on the region. but so far diplomatic efforts to stop eye ron ran who calls the program peaceful have been uk unsuccessful. he spoke directly to the palestinian president mahmoud abbas. >> we won't solve our conflict with libelist speeches at the u.n. >> just minutes before he asked the u.n. to upgrade the status with the world body. >> translator: to as
shares israel's goal of stopping of that happening but so far it has refused to set an ult made yum. danielle lee reports. >> reporter: from a fight over the west bank to fears over i n iran's nuclear program, benjamin netanyahu spoke under pressure before the united nations. >> today a great battle is being waged. >> reporter: just one day after iran's president mahmoud ahmadinejad accused israel and the west of intimidation, netanyahu ran a new ultimatum against the...
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>> i think israel is our closest friend and ally. and what the president said last night, it is one of our, you know, close friends and allies. i think this is the rockiest relationship now between the united states and israel ever. i think the president should have met with netanyahu this week in the united nations. it would have been easy to do. so i think that's the way you show that you're friends. you don't continue to distance from them. i think that's a mistake on the part of the president. >> senator, your perspective is a little bit different? >> whether he said our closest or one of our closest is missing the larger point, which is that on the ground, the reality of the u.s./israel security relationship is the strongest it's ever been. our alliance in fighting terrorism, our alliance in ensuring israel's right to defend itself, our alliance in advocating for a pro-israel policy in the middle east i think is the strongest it's ever been. that's what really matters, not who's scheduling secretary whose return phone call, not
>> i think israel is our closest friend and ally. and what the president said last night, it is one of our, you know, close friends and allies. i think this is the rockiest relationship now between the united states and israel ever. i think the president should have met with netanyahu this week in the united nations. it would have been easy to do. so i think that's the way you show that you're friends. you don't continue to distance from them. i think that's a mistake on the part of the...
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republic in israel. his report has been slipping in the last year partly because of domestic economic reasons but also because people think he's gone a little too far out on a limb with iran and too far out in being confrontational with obama. if obama keeps him at arm's length and manages to win re-election, netanyahu will have egg on his face in israel and maybe a little more -- >> it is high stakes. he knows he has a window of opportunity to put pressure on the president to take action on iran and it is now. that said, i thought this was a very important point that "the new york times" made today which is that the tensions between mr. obama and the gulf states both american and arab diplomats say, derive from an obama character straight, trait, had he has not built many personal relationships with foreign leaders. you can't fix these problems with remote control. yes, he talks to them on the phone. is it a bad thing to double down and meet them in person while they happen to be in new york city at the
republic in israel. his report has been slipping in the last year partly because of domestic economic reasons but also because people think he's gone a little too far out on a limb with iran and too far out in being confrontational with obama. if obama keeps him at arm's length and manages to win re-election, netanyahu will have egg on his face in israel and maybe a little more -- >> it is high stakes. he knows he has a window of opportunity to put pressure on the president to take action...
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he doesn't have a serious challenger to his authority in israel. ahmadinejad -- president obama has an economic crisis in his hand. you have a situation where you have three players and only one player is in the strong position. it is, again, something that the opposition is going to use against president obama over and over again. as long as mr. romney is not asked what he would do instead. he's never really communicated what he would do instead. he's in the happy position where he can criticize without being challenged on what he's doing. >> he said similar actions and similar decisions to the president, which has been noted by many people. he hasn't said anything different than what the current administration is saying here. >> that's right. governor romney has, in fact, endorsed what the obama administration's policy is on iran in terms of building international pressure on the regime to come clean about its nuclear program. i want to push back on the idea that president obama has not been good to israel. the united states has spent more than $
he doesn't have a serious challenger to his authority in israel. ahmadinejad -- president obama has an economic crisis in his hand. you have a situation where you have three players and only one player is in the strong position. it is, again, something that the opposition is going to use against president obama over and over again. as long as mr. romney is not asked what he would do instead. he's never really communicated what he would do instead. he's in the happy position where he can...
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he's the same old person with the same old vile and vitriol hatred against israel. he's a dramatically reduced figure in his own country. he's had a very difficult last two years as president. he's been warring with the supreme leader of iran as well as with the parliament there. he will be out of office next year. the united states government was right not to show up in the general assembly. at least 12 others countries boycotted the event. that's a little unusual at the united nations but he deserves it because he doesn't ever say anything useful and given our strong support for israel in particular, we had to make a statement today, the obama administration did make a statement, we're not going to listen to him anymore. >> do you think that the administration made a mistake in having the president really not in action here? this is the first time, really unprecedented for him to have no bilateral meetings not with just our closest aallies, but morsi is here, this is a pivotal moment with egypt, he spoke to the united nations, all these meetings held by hillary cl
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but on the question of israel, prime minister benjamin netanyahu addressing the u.n. today an he's been very hard on the president. "the new york times" also today saying the republicans are planning to make a big play for the jewish vote. would the angst of jewish voter on the question of iran put the jewish vote into play? >> if you look at the gallop poll of jewish voters, president obama is about 70% in the question of which candidate jewish voters are likely to vote for in the election were to the t and that's ahead of what they were in the election in 2008. that's because, thomas, one thing is that on domestic issues, whether it's making investments in education, health care, research, head start, civil work, standing up for people who have no voice. sh a very important season for jus and a time in which we focus on the importance to repairing the world, mitt romney and the republicans are wrong on every issue that matters to jus domestically and we are making sure that jewish voters understand that president obama has a stellar record on israel. an, in fact, i
but on the question of israel, prime minister benjamin netanyahu addressing the u.n. today an he's been very hard on the president. "the new york times" also today saying the republicans are planning to make a big play for the jewish vote. would the angst of jewish voter on the question of iran put the jewish vote into play? >> if you look at the gallop poll of jewish voters, president obama is about 70% in the question of which candidate jewish voters are likely to vote for in...
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the white house said too busy to meet with israel's prime minister. the relationship has been tense, even frosty, an issue that mitt romney tried to exploit. >> president obama has thrown israel under the bus. >> reporter: the white house feels it is more in tune with voters. >> i executed on my foreign policy and one that the american people largely agree with. so, you know, if governor romney is suggesting that we should start another war, he should say so. >> that was nbc's andrea mitchell reporting. >>> this morning iran is responding to netanyahu's red line comments saying it reserves the right to retaliate against any attack. meantime, new internal israeli government report finds that international sanctions are, in fact, hurting iran's economy but have not slowed down the nuclear program. the report calls for another round of sanctions to be implemented. >> in the race for the white house, we have got new batch of poll numbers coming out on three more battleground states. according to the new nbc/"wall street journal"/marist college poll, the p
the white house said too busy to meet with israel's prime minister. the relationship has been tense, even frosty, an issue that mitt romney tried to exploit. >> president obama has thrown israel under the bus. >> reporter: the white house feels it is more in tune with voters. >> i executed on my foreign policy and one that the american people largely agree with. so, you know, if governor romney is suggesting that we should start another war, he should say so. >> that was...
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and in addition to that, dealing with mounting tensions with israel over iran. israel saying that iran is getting closer and closer to developing a nuclear weapon. so this campaign, the big issue was about the economy. now foreign policy has inserted itself. and it could be a problem for the obama administration moving forward. so today i think you're going to see president obama try to turn the page to some extent. richard? >> kristen welker with the president. thank you so much. joining us now, our monday political power panel, "washington post" reporter nia-malika henderson, susan del percio as well as morris reid. nia-malika, i'll start with you. watching the papers all morning, several news outlets, politico, "the new york times," "usa today," talking about mitt romney's resal brags -- recalibration of his campaign strategy. what have you been hearing? how are things for the campaign right now? >> well, 50 days out, he had who was a bombshell of a story in politico, really detailing some of the chaos that exists in that campaign. at this point, you have a c
and in addition to that, dealing with mounting tensions with israel over iran. israel saying that iran is getting closer and closer to developing a nuclear weapon. so this campaign, the big issue was about the economy. now foreign policy has inserted itself. and it could be a problem for the obama administration moving forward. so today i think you're going to see president obama try to turn the page to some extent. richard? >> kristen welker with the president. thank you so much. joining...
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it doesn't help israel to have american leaders disengaged. and you just have to go back to the bush administration. i suspect we all know who the secretary of states he's been talking to are. they are republicans. the last republican secretary of state condoleeza rice believed that peace was within reach and president bush needed to do more. they could have achieved more to achieve a real peace there. whether or not that's real, engagement makes a difference. >> two months after the fundraiser, romney visited israel and told an israeli newspaper that he was hopeful for a peaceful resolution. he says, i believe in a two-state solution which suggests that there will be two states, including a jewish state. that's not what he told his donors. are we to believe that or is this lip service? >> he doesn't give a time frame. maybe he think another president will achieve that. but when you put that on the same trip with the cultural problems the palestinians have, i think you're looking at a very bleak and frankly un-american view of what america can
it doesn't help israel to have american leaders disengaged. and you just have to go back to the bush administration. i suspect we all know who the secretary of states he's been talking to are. they are republicans. the last republican secretary of state condoleeza rice believed that peace was within reach and president bush needed to do more. they could have achieved more to achieve a real peace there. whether or not that's real, engagement makes a difference. >> two months after the...
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so israel and the juunited stat and the rest. world have a reason to be concerned. i don't know what more the president could do. i really understand them saying they need to be ambiguous about the military threat. you don't say i'm going to strike on such and such a deadline and you don't let a foreign power israel tell you when you have to declare. >> but if there is no cexplicit statement that this is our red line, does there need to be an understanding with netanyahu or with the israelis. >> >> yeyes. and it's not just netanyahu. it's not just the israelis that are looking to obama to make some sort of a statement. it's the saudis, egyptians, all of iran's neighbors. netanyahu seems to have cornered the market on public discussion of this. but there's a lot of quiet diplomacy that's taken place in which the saudis are saying what are you going to do? so the president has to satisfy many constituencies with his speech and it's a very tall order. >> sorry, the reason why everybody's dancing around this is that a war with iran is a very, very serious piece of busin
so israel and the juunited stat and the rest. world have a reason to be concerned. i don't know what more the president could do. i really understand them saying they need to be ambiguous about the military threat. you don't say i'm going to strike on such and such a deadline and you don't let a foreign power israel tell you when you have to declare. >> but if there is no cexplicit statement that this is our red line, does there need to be an understanding with netanyahu or with the...
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a call for the destruction and elimination of israel. israel says there's an imminent threat. there's not an agreement in the country to what iran will do and about iran. we have factors put into place here. we're in a general election, and we have governor romney attempting to use the president's words against him regarding israel. i think it is important to note that benjamin netanyahu said under the obama administration these strict sanctions were pult into place, and they have worked. praising, if you will, the obama administration. with all of that said, his speech boiled down to, there's an imminent threat. he compared it to the holocaust as well, and he believes that action must be taken within the next year it sounds. >> yeah. it will be interesting to see in the text day or two how the obama administration responds. we knew this red line speech was coming. we knew that the obama administration and netanyahu specifically did not agree necessarily on the future actions to take. it's been abundantly clear obama has not appreciated having his hand forced by netanyahu. net
a call for the destruction and elimination of israel. israel says there's an imminent threat. there's not an agreement in the country to what iran will do and about iran. we have factors put into place here. we're in a general election, and we have governor romney attempting to use the president's words against him regarding israel. i think it is important to note that benjamin netanyahu said under the obama administration these strict sanctions were pult into place, and they have worked....
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and you know, for someone who constantly acauscuses the presit of throwing israel under the bus. he's thrown them under the bus and driven away at high speed. he's been presented with a problem and decided he doesn't want to deal with it. i have to think if that's the way that bain approached fixing companies, the president wouldn't have mitt romney to run against because he wouldn't be the successful businessman that he claims to be today. you keep saying this lawrence and i can't get enough of this tape either because it's so extraordinary. it is the car crash that happens in slow motion and keeps happening. you know, one doesn't want to declare a candidate dead in the water. things can happen that we don't expect. he could recover. but this is truly -- i haven't seen anything like it unless you look back to the layman brothers collapse. >> any one of these clips would be enough to deaf state any presidential campaign. it's just astanishing that they're all together, all collected on the same tape. ana marie cox, jonathan capeheart. thank you for joining me. >> thank you. >>> c
and you know, for someone who constantly acauscuses the presit of throwing israel under the bus. he's thrown them under the bus and driven away at high speed. he's been presented with a problem and decided he doesn't want to deal with it. i have to think if that's the way that bain approached fixing companies, the president wouldn't have mitt romney to run against because he wouldn't be the successful businessman that he claims to be today. you keep saying this lawrence and i can't get enough...
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the egyptian/israel peace treaty makes it impossible for other arabs to contemplate war with israel. it doesn't make it impossible for iran, but they're not arab. it makes it possible to try to resolve the arab/israel conflict. if we lose the peace treaty, basically, we've lost 30 years of effort to resolve the arab/israeli conflict. >> what did you think of what the president said to jose diaz-ballart of telemundo last night when asked about israel and morsi? he said, he's neither -- i wouldn't consider him an ally, i wouldn't consider him an enemy. what does that make the egyptian president? >> well, i think it's a work in progress, which is very realistic in terms of where the situation is today. essentially the united states has made a bet, a big bet, a gamble, but there's not a lot of alternative, to see whether it's possible to engage with a democratically elected muslim brotherhood president whose ideology is antithetical to the united states but whose pragmatism, his need to respond to the people who put him in office, and provide them with jobs and housing and a decent life,
the egyptian/israel peace treaty makes it impossible for other arabs to contemplate war with israel. it doesn't make it impossible for iran, but they're not arab. it makes it possible to try to resolve the arab/israel conflict. if we lose the peace treaty, basically, we've lost 30 years of effort to resolve the arab/israeli conflict. >> what did you think of what the president said to jose diaz-ballart of telemundo last night when asked about israel and morsi? he said, he's neither -- i...
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israel feeling this isolation. let's take a step back and evaluate where we are in the world. there's a sense things are a little mess? >> do you think the american people want a third war? this is a question that the president obama responded on "60 minutes." is governor romney really prepared to go to war with iran right now and open up a regional war? >> so governor romney has not advocated military action and any suggestion that he has by the president or his surrogates is a mischaracterization. >> what would he do on iran. >> what governor romney's concern is, is a weak posture in the region makes war more likely. let me be specific on that. if we continually broadcast as we have over the last several years that the military option is the -- is something the u.s. is absolutely opposed to and that's been communicated through our defense secretary, other senior officials in the administration -- >> they said it's on the table. >> no one believes that because they've repeatedly spelled out how disastrous it would be, bad for america, wouldn't wipe out the iranian nuclear pro
israel feeling this isolation. let's take a step back and evaluate where we are in the world. there's a sense things are a little mess? >> do you think the american people want a third war? this is a question that the president obama responded on "60 minutes." is governor romney really prepared to go to war with iran right now and open up a regional war? >> so governor romney has not advocated military action and any suggestion that he has by the president or his...
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he wouldn't necessarily try to stand in the way of israel conducting a strike if israel concluded there was no other choice. so as i have tried to actually be specific in looking at what each of these individuals has said, that's the place where i see the greatest short-term disagreement because both obama and romney have said an iranian nuclear weapon is unacceptable, but neither one is talking about an imminent american strike, so in the short term the difference of opinion i think is more about whether to give israel a green light or not. israel may not even ask for a green light. it may make its own decisions irrespective of our preference. >> well, indeed, because the white house today is denying reports it refused to take a meeting with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu when he visits the u.n. later this month. why do you think things stand between these two leaders. you probably heard mr. netanyahu has been quoted as saying, those who won't put down a red line for iran have no moral right to put a red line down before israel. >> well, red lines are tough, both george w. b
he wouldn't necessarily try to stand in the way of israel conducting a strike if israel concluded there was no other choice. so as i have tried to actually be specific in looking at what each of these individuals has said, that's the place where i see the greatest short-term disagreement because both obama and romney have said an iranian nuclear weapon is unacceptable, but neither one is talking about an imminent american strike, so in the short term the difference of opinion i think is more...
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actually, it doesn't help israel to be isolated like this. it doesn't help israel to have american leaders disengaged. you know, you have to go back to the bush administration. i suspect we all know who the secretaries of state he's been talking to are, they're republicans. the last republican secretary of state, condoleezza rice, believed that peace was within reach, and president bush needed to do more. they could have achieved more to achieve a real peace there. whether or not that's real, engagement makes a difference. >> two months after the fund ra razor, razor, he visited and said he was hopeful for a peaceful resolution. he believes in a two-state solution, which suggests two states including a jewish state. that's not what he told his donors. are we to believe that or is that lip service? >> he doesn't give any time frame. maybe he believes another president will achieve it. what he said about the quote-unquote cultural problems that palestinians have, irng you' i think you're looking at a bleak and un-american view with what america
actually, it doesn't help israel to be isolated like this. it doesn't help israel to have american leaders disengaged. you know, you have to go back to the bush administration. i suspect we all know who the secretaries of state he's been talking to are, they're republicans. the last republican secretary of state, condoleezza rice, believed that peace was within reach, and president bush needed to do more. they could have achieved more to achieve a real peace there. whether or not that's real,...
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president obama called benjamin netanyahu last night after israel the president was snubbing netanyahu by not meeting with him when he comes to new york two weeks from now p earlier in the day, netanyahu had sharp words on for washington on iran responding to secretary clinton who said the international community should give sanctions more time to work instead of taking more military action. >> those international community who refuse to put red lines before iran don't have a more right to place a red light before israel. >> before i jump ahead to the politics of the day, very quickly to wrap this up, they had this phone call, the white house put out a read saying that there was never an invite asked for by the israelis nor was one denied. israeli officials have another view. they certainly still expected to have a meeting with the president when he was over here in new york city or possibly in washington. worth noting the lead story in the jerusalem post has the leading opposition figure in israeli politics of netanyahu asking of threat yahoo! which regime do you want changed first, t
president obama called benjamin netanyahu last night after israel the president was snubbing netanyahu by not meeting with him when he comes to new york two weeks from now p earlier in the day, netanyahu had sharp words on for washington on iran responding to secretary clinton who said the international community should give sanctions more time to work instead of taking more military action. >> those international community who refuse to put red lines before iran don't have a more right...
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the white house insisted israel never asked for a meeting. the request was never made nor denied. >>> after observing a moment of silence on the white house south line, the president and first lady made an unscheduled stop at arlington national cemetery to pay tribute to those killed in afghanistan and iraq. vice president, joe biden, was in shanksville, pennsylvania honoring those of flight 93 with their families. >> no matter how many anniversaries you experience for at least an instant the terror of that moment returns. the lingering echo of that phone call. the sense of total disbelief, it envelopes you. you feel like you are being sucked into a black hole in the middle of your chest. my hope, my hope for you all is that as every year passes, the depth of your pain recedes. >> vice president went on to praise the heroism of the 40 passengers and crew members who died on flight 93 11 years ago. >>> president bill clinton will campaign for president obama in florida. yesterday, on the campus of florida international university, the presiden
the white house insisted israel never asked for a meeting. the request was never made nor denied. >>> after observing a moment of silence on the white house south line, the president and first lady made an unscheduled stop at arlington national cemetery to pay tribute to those killed in afghanistan and iraq. vice president, joe biden, was in shanksville, pennsylvania honoring those of flight 93 with their families. >> no matter how many anniversaries you experience for at least...
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relationship with israel. >> the president's decision not to meet with bebe netanyahu, the president of israel when he's here is a mistake and it sends a message throughout the middle east that somehow we distanced ourselves from our friends and i think the exact opposite approach is what's necessary. >> well look i have conversations with prime minister netanyahu all the time and i understand and share prime minister netanyahu's insincestence that they should not get a nuclear weapon. i feel an obligation not pressure but obligation to make sure that we're in close consultation with the israelis on these issues because it affects them deeply. they're one of our closest allies in the region and we've got an iranian regime that has said horrible things that directly threaten israel's existence. >> both of those interview on "60 minutes" last night. newly elected president mohammed morsi is in new york city this morning for the united nation's general assembly. on the eve of his visit morsi spoke with the "new york times" and dismissed white house criticism that he did not react fast e
relationship with israel. >> the president's decision not to meet with bebe netanyahu, the president of israel when he's here is a mistake and it sends a message throughout the middle east that somehow we distanced ourselves from our friends and i think the exact opposite approach is what's necessary. >> well look i have conversations with prime minister netanyahu all the time and i understand and share prime minister netanyahu's insincestence that they should not get a nuclear...
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mitt romney who was accusing the president of damaging ties with israel and not being tough enough on iran, yesterday attacked the president's answer to a "60 minutes" question about whether the recent middle east uprising gave him any doubts about support of governments that emerged from the arab spring. here is what the president said. >> i think it was absolutely the right thing for us to do to align ourselves with democracy. universal rights and a notion people have to be able to participate in their own governance. but i was pretty certain and continue to be pretty certain that there are going to be bumps in the road. >> romney seized on that phrase "bumps in the road." first in a series of network interviews. a media blitz f you will. >> we have just had an ambassador assassinated. egypt elected a muslim brotherhood or person as president. iran is on the cusp offing a nuclear capability. we in syria and paeckkistan, i don't consider these bumps in the road. >> romney in colorado at a rally and paul ryan on a bus tour of ohio attacked the president on foreign policy. >> turn on t
mitt romney who was accusing the president of damaging ties with israel and not being tough enough on iran, yesterday attacked the president's answer to a "60 minutes" question about whether the recent middle east uprising gave him any doubts about support of governments that emerged from the arab spring. here is what the president said. >> i think it was absolutely the right thing for us to do to align ourselves with democracy. universal rights and a notion people have to be...
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calling the attacks in benghazi bumps in the road to hedging on whether egypt san ally, to demoting israel as merely one of our allies to speaking at the u.n. and not meeting with my diplomats, which chuck todd called odd this morning. tell me. i want someone that i trust like you, howard, to look me in the eye and tell me with a straight face that those are not gaffes, that those are not embarrassing? >> well, i'm looking at you in the camera eye. >> all right. >> and i'm telling you that they are gaffes, and they are embarrassments. i think the president needs to be held to account for them, and i think the whole question of security arrangements in benghazi in particular in libya in general, i think the state of our knowledge, the state of our intelligence, our human intelligence in those countries is very much open to question. i think some of the president's assumptions about the arab spring are open to question. i think they're very important issues that the president needs to deal with and should be asked about. unfortunately for mitt romney, to take it back to the presidential camp
calling the attacks in benghazi bumps in the road to hedging on whether egypt san ally, to demoting israel as merely one of our allies to speaking at the u.n. and not meeting with my diplomats, which chuck todd called odd this morning. tell me. i want someone that i trust like you, howard, to look me in the eye and tell me with a straight face that those are not gaffes, that those are not embarrassing? >> well, i'm looking at you in the camera eye. >> all right. >> and i'm...
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americans do feel supportive of what israel needs, and will rise to israel's defense when needed. this is different, though, given the experience in iraq, there is not just a huge amount of reticence and strong talk. no difference in talk between bush and obama saying we will not tolerate a nuclear armed iran but doing something about it is a tremendous burden for any president moving forward. >> we were, waiting for bibi netanyahu to take the stage. coming up, joe biden tweets a reminder to voters 40 days to go. we'll look at accompanying photograph with that tweet and hear your remarks from president obama after the break. why should our wallets tell us what our favorite color is? every room deserves to look great. and every footstep should tell us we made the right decision. so when we can feel our way through the newest, softest, and most colorful options... ...across every possible price range... ...our budgets won't be picking the style. we will. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. right now get $37 basic installation on all special order carpet. as
americans do feel supportive of what israel needs, and will rise to israel's defense when needed. this is different, though, given the experience in iraq, there is not just a huge amount of reticence and strong talk. no difference in talk between bush and obama saying we will not tolerate a nuclear armed iran but doing something about it is a tremendous burden for any president moving forward. >> we were, waiting for bibi netanyahu to take the stage. coming up, joe biden tweets a reminder...
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the president and i have differences of opinion with regards to israel and our policies there and with regards to iran and with regards to afghanistan and syria. we have many places of distinction and differences. we join together in the condemnation of attacks on american embassies and the loss of american life and joined in the sympathy for these people, and it's important for me just as it was for the white house, by the way, to say that the statements were inappropriate, and in my view, a disgraceful statement on the part of our administration to apologize for american values. >> reporter: some people said you jumped the gun a little inputting the statement out last night and you should have waited until more details were available. do you regret having that statement come out so early before we learned about all the things that were happening? >> i don't think that we ever hesitate when we see something that is a violation of our principles. we express immediately when we feel that the president and his administration have done something, which is inconsistent with the principles
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the prime minister of israel says he believes they will have that capability relatively soon. that's the most serious foreign policy national security threat america faces, is a nuclear iran. unfortunately, we're four years closer to that than when he took office. >> what's your reaction? >> ridiculous. first of all, i'm listening to people like, you know, martin dempsey who is the joint chief for the united states. he says that we need to have a policy where we are being deliberate, we're engaging on issues of sanctions, but also in the area of diplomacy. he says that a war would not be in the best interests of the united states or the region. he says that we should continue to engage. president obama is doing that. he has isolated iran more. he has made the international coalition to force iran to the bargaining table stronger. it's just wrong, and i'm saddened by it because historically, you know, we did not allow either israel-palestine conflict or foreign policy matters to be the stuff of election one upmanship. mitt romney has changed the way on that. president reagan sa
the prime minister of israel says he believes they will have that capability relatively soon. that's the most serious foreign policy national security threat america faces, is a nuclear iran. unfortunately, we're four years closer to that than when he took office. >> what's your reaction? >> ridiculous. first of all, i'm listening to people like, you know, martin dempsey who is the joint chief for the united states. he says that we need to have a policy where we are being...
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you're israel. run downstairs and look in the basement. although if that is the sort of bomb we're dealing with, i think i have a pretty easy solution to this entire iran problem. >> and they're back. union referees get a standing ovation as they return to the grid iron. the replacements get the full treatment from thursday night's "snl." >> i'm larry. >> i'm lewis. >> i'm paul. >> i'm dave. i mean stev
you're israel. run downstairs and look in the basement. although if that is the sort of bomb we're dealing with, i think i have a pretty easy solution to this entire iran problem. >> and they're back. union referees get a standing ovation as they return to the grid iron. the replacements get the full treatment from thursday night's "snl." >> i'm larry. >> i'm lewis. >> i'm paul. >> i'm dave. i mean stev
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. >>> israel's prime minister is repeating his calls for the obama administration to set a red line, as he puts it, for dealing with iran's nuclear program. in an interview on "meet the press," the prime minister said tehran is closing in on the ability to build an atomic bomb. >> the lines on a few matters, and they've avoided crossing them. so i think that as they get closer and closer and closer to the achievement of weapons-grade material, and they're very close. they're six months away from being about 90% of having the enriched uranium for an atom bomb, i think you have to place that red line before them now, before it's too late. they're in the red zone, you know. they're in the last 20 yards. you can't let them cross that goal line. you can't let them score a touchdown because that would have unbelievable consequences, grievous consequences for the peace and security of us all, of the world, really. >> david gregory pressed prime minister netanyahu about the timing of his critique and whether he was attempting to influence the presidential race here in the united states. he a
. >>> israel's prime minister is repeating his calls for the obama administration to set a red line, as he puts it, for dealing with iran's nuclear program. in an interview on "meet the press," the prime minister said tehran is closing in on the ability to build an atomic bomb. >> the lines on a few matters, and they've avoided crossing them. so i think that as they get closer and closer and closer to the achievement of weapons-grade material, and they're very close....
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really being the glue between israel and egypt in that peace agreement. israel cannot afford a break between the united states and egypt when it comes too maintaining that peace treat treaty. >> jacques on the point about the government and egypt being responsive to the mood of the street, we're talking about how sort of reluctant morsi has been to issue a really sort of clear denuns yags of what happened and how to sort of discourage the protests. i want to put this picture on the screen. this is in libya. there was a young man who held up a sign after the attacks that said, sorry, people of america, this is not the behavior of our islam and prophet. there's an attitude on the street in libya. on you prevalent is that attitude in the muslim world and why you don't hear more it? >> it's prevalent but there's complete chaos and confusion there. we had the director of intelligence who referred to the muslim brotherhood in egypt as largely secular. we use these distinctions, and i quite honest don't think we as americans have a very, very accurate understand
really being the glue between israel and egypt in that peace agreement. israel cannot afford a break between the united states and egypt when it comes too maintaining that peace treat treaty. >> jacques on the point about the government and egypt being responsive to the mood of the street, we're talking about how sort of reluctant morsi has been to issue a really sort of clear denuns yags of what happened and how to sort of discourage the protests. i want to put this picture on the...
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also asked about the conflict between israel and palestinians, mr. romney said at that fundraiser that to his mind, the pathway to peace is almost unthinkable to accomplish. he said, these are problems and they are very hard to solve, all right. these are thorny issues that i say there's just no way. so you move things along the best way you can. you hope for some degree of stability, but recognize this is going to remain an unsolved problem. kick the ball down the field and hope something will happen to resolve it. that's the plan. this is a hard issue. i'm going to hope it gets better. i don't want to work on it. mr. romney currently trails president obama by 45 points among jewish voters. he has tried to narrow this gap by saying that mr. obama has not been a strong enough leader on the issue of israel. now we know what mr. romney is pledging to do on israel, which is to hope everything gets better because it seems like it's too hard to work on. just to round things out in terms of this international house of wrong, this united nations of wrong, m
also asked about the conflict between israel and palestinians, mr. romney said at that fundraiser that to his mind, the pathway to peace is almost unthinkable to accomplish. he said, these are problems and they are very hard to solve, all right. these are thorny issues that i say there's just no way. so you move things along the best way you can. you hope for some degree of stability, but recognize this is going to remain an unsolved problem. kick the ball down the field and hope something will...
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mention israel by name, as example. >> zionists. >> exactly. struck the familiar themes of why should the western powers and people in the neighborhood have weapons and we don't? i think it's a swan song and for him a little bit restrained. >> other people to watch today, that people were watching is egyptian president mohammed morsi addressing the u.n. for the first time take a look. >> translator: the behavior by some, some individuals and the insults heard on the prophet of islam muhammad is rejected. we reject this. we cannot accept it. and we will be the opponents of those who do this. we will not allow anyone to do this. >> so now morsi also reiterated he is against the use of violence. and yesterday, joel, president obama offered this robust defense of freedom of speech as a pre-eminent right in our country but meanwhile while this speech comes together is there a conflict between those two visions? >> thank you, thomas, for having me. there's really not a conflict. in a sense, president obama and netanyahu bracketing the speeches today
mention israel by name, as example. >> zionists. >> exactly. struck the familiar themes of why should the western powers and people in the neighborhood have weapons and we don't? i think it's a swan song and for him a little bit restrained. >> other people to watch today, that people were watching is egyptian president mohammed morsi addressing the u.n. for the first time take a look. >> translator: the behavior by some, some individuals and the insults heard on the...
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both reaffirming the same truth, the friendship between israel and the united states remains as strong as ever. which makes it that much harder to credit one of mr. romney's favorite attack lines. just lend your ears to mitt the mendacious. >> president obama has thrown allies like skraerl under the bus. he's thrown israel under the bus time and again. >> the president throwing bibi netanyahu under the bus was totally unacceptable. >> of all the romney talking points this is the one they've been flogging the hardest of late. and the campaign saw a golden opportunity to drive the point home this week with the united nations general assembly meeting here in new york. with speeches by both the president and mr. netanyahu, this would be the perfect forum to showcase the enormous rift that republicans keep rooting for. but something funny happened on the way to turtle bay. take a listen. >> two days ago from this podium president obama reiterated that the threat of a nuclear armed iran cannot be contained. i very much appreciate the president's position, as does everyone in my country. >> t
both reaffirming the same truth, the friendship between israel and the united states remains as strong as ever. which makes it that much harder to credit one of mr. romney's favorite attack lines. just lend your ears to mitt the mendacious. >> president obama has thrown allies like skraerl under the bus. he's thrown israel under the bus time and again. >> the president throwing bibi netanyahu under the bus was totally unacceptable. >> of all the romney talking points this is...